A Rare American & Canadian Second War Hat & Leaf Squadron Membership Badge Auction dual prongs intact

dual prongs intact

a letter from his wife (text in both English and Aboriginal syllabics)

Buffer pad has been lost to time

Footnote: George William Philpott was born on January 2

A Rare American & Canadian Second War Hat & Leaf Squadron Membership Badge Auction dual prongs intactSterling silver with red, white, blue and green enamels, hallmarked, maker marked "BIRKS" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse, illustrating an American top hat fronting a maple leaf, on a wings base, a ribbon banner below inscribed "HAT & LEAF SQUADRON", 14. 5 mm x 38. 5 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: All Americans who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force prior to January 1943 were eligible for membership in the Hat & Leaf